“In order to protect American workers, I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigration, “said the United States President Donald Trump during a White House briefing on Tuesday.
“In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!,” Trump tweeted late Monday.
The US has the largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, with more than 45,343 deaths and 819,175 infections, according to John Hopkins University.